Ethnically Challenged

Although names and settings have been changed to protect the innocent, I was privately entertained by the following--while shamelessly eavesdropping and people watching...

EXT. GARDEN - LOS ANGELES - MORNING

Golden sunlight streams down in rays upon a group of three girls chatting. They're seated Indian-style in a garden pulling weeds and planting flowers; however, based on their trendy apparel, meticulously kept hair, and designer sunglasses, it's apparent that gardening is not part of their normal routine.

CAMERA PANS RIGHT

Also seated Indian-style in the grass, a slender, attractive Asian female, CHRISTI, sits alone near the three girls with a trowel unearthing unusually large dandy lions. Although alone, she seems perfectly content and enjoying her labor.

The rays of sunshine spotlight ELAINE, one of the three chatty girls, who is telling her counterparts about her latest day at work--interactions with her boss, her coworkers, the office itself, etc.

ELAINE
Yeah, so he came over to me and we
were talking about random stuff, and
then he started telling me about his
plans for the evening. He didn't
directly invite me at first, but it was
like totally obvious that he was testing
the waters, seeing if I would even be
interested. So...I had never been to that
bar before...

One of Elaine's COUNTERPARTs stops her in mid sentence.

COUNTERPART
So was he hot?

ELAINE
(pausing for effect)
He's Asian.

Christi looks up from her dandy lion, pauses, narrows her eyes, and then resumes weeding.


Despite the fact that random office boy's "Asian" description didn't answer the Counterpart's question, the conversation continued without further inquisition--and with literally no regard for the Asian girl seated directly behind the group. Office boy was ruled out without any further description.

Note to self--If you're dating an Asian guy, apparently it's common knowledge that he's unattractive. Your first descriptive adjective while talking to friends should not be "Asian."

*DISCLAIMER*
I dated an Asian--and DO NOT agree. Boo to "Elaine" and her like-minded people.